"Dreams are an essential aid to rediscovering the inner life," writes Jean Benedict Raffa in this cogent paperback. The author, who started taking her dreams seriously at age 44, offers practical steps on analyzing, interpreting, recording, and understanding these "theatres of the soul." Using examples from her dreams over a five-year period, she focuses on the ego, the persona, the shadow, the animus, and the self. Raffa shows how dreams can empower women and serve as internal maps for their spiritual journeys.